Description:METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRACKING
TRAVELLER OF COUNTRY TO ENHANCE SECURITY AND
SAFETY
BACKGROUND
Technical Field
[0001] The embodiment herein generally relates 5 to data aggregation and more
particularly, to a method and an electronic device for tracking a traveller of a country to
enhance security and safety of the country.
Description of the Related Art
[0002] Existing data management of tourism industry is unstructured and
10 unclassified. The tourism industry lacks specific tools to store or retrieve traveller’s
information from various platforms such bureau of immigration, hotel booking websites, and
the like. In general legal enforcement authorities such as local police station and similar
authorities require the tourism industry to provide report on traveller’s accommodation
information on regular basis. The report was received by the authorities through traditional
15 paper or document format. Searching for specific records through the traditional paper or the
document format is challenging and often leads to missing necessary details of the traveller.
Small or medium accommodations are unable to maintain a dedicated database for storing
traveller’s information.
[0003] Accordingly, there remains a need for a method and an electronic device for
20 tracking a traveller of a country to enhance security and safety of the country.
SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the foregoing, embodiments herein provide a method for tracking a
traveller of a country to enhance security and safety of the country is disclosed. The method
includes extracting, by an electronic device, the traveller’s online information from at least
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one of: a foreigner registration form, a social security 5 server, and one or more financial
transaction performed by the traveller. The method further includes extracting, by the
electronic device, an accommodation information, a basic travel detail or travel to next
destination information, and a current location of the traveller. The method further includes
storing, by the electronic device, the accommodation information, the basic travel detail or
10 travel to next destination information, and the current location in a centralized server or
locally on the electronic device if there is no active internet. The method further includes
reporting, by the electronic device, the traveller’s information comprising traveller’s image,
ID Proof and biometrics for authentication, the accommodation information, to a local law
enforcement office and bureau of immigration.
15 [0005] In some embodiments, the traveller’s information, the accommodation
information, and the basic travel detail or travel to next destination information are provided
to the local law enforcement office and the bureau of immigration in real time.
[0006] In some embodiments, the method further includes providing, by the
electronic device, a social network platform to enable the traveller to communication with a
20 localite or a fellow traveller.
[0007] In some embodiments, the method further includes enabling, by the electronic
device, to make reservation for hotels, movies, restaurants, and places where pre reservation
is mandatory.
[0008] In some embodiments, the law enforcement office tracks the traveller when
25 the traveller is involved in a crime or accident using the traveller’s information.
[0009] In some embodiments, the method further includes broadcasting, by the
electronic device, the traveller’s information to one or more law enforcement offices when
the traveller is involved in a crime or accident.
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[00010] These and other aspects 5 of the embodiments herein will be better
appreciated and understood when considered in conjunction with the following description
and the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the following
descriptions, while indicating preferred embodiments and numerous specific details thereof,
are given by way of illustration and not of limitation. Many changes and modifications may
10 be made within the scope of the embodiments herein without departing from the spirit
thereof, and the embodiments herein include all such modifications.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[00011] The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following detailed
description with reference to the drawings, in which:
15 [00012] FIG. 1 illustrate a hardware components of an electronic device, according to
some embodiments herein; and
[00013] FIG. 2 illustrates a method for tracking a traveller of a country to enhance
security and safety of the country, according to some embodiments herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
20 [00014] The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details
thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are
illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description.
Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not
unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended
25 merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be
practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein.
Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments
herein.
[00015] As mentioned, there remains a need for a method and an electronic device for
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tracking a traveller of a country to enhance security 5 and safety of the country. The
embodiments herein achieve this by providing a centralized server with traveller’s
information. Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to FIGS. 1 through 2,
where similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistently throughout the
figures, there are shown preferred embodiments.
10 [001] FIG. 1 illustrate hardware components of an electronic device 100, according to
some embodiments herein. The electronic device 100 includes an information controller 110,
a communicator 120, memory 130, and a processor 140. The information controller 110 is
further connected to the memory 130 and the processor 120.
[002] The information controller 110 is configured to extract the traveller’s online
15 information from at least one of: a foreigner registration form, a social security server, and
one or more financial transaction. The information controller 110 is further configured to
extract an accommodation information, a basic travel detail or travel to next destination
information, and a current location of the traveller. The information controller 110 is further
configured to store the accommodation information and the basic travel detail or travel to
20 next destination information, and the current location in a centralized server or locally on the
electronic device if there is no active internet. The information controller 110 is further
configured to report the traveller’s information comprising traveller’s image and biometrics
for authentication, the accommodation information, the basic travel detail or travel to next
destination information, and current location to a local law enforcement office and bureau of
25 immigration. Examples of the electronic device 100 can be a cellular phone, a smart phone, a
smart watch, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a virtual reality device, an immersive
system, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, or any other device that can make/receive calls
over the telecommunication network. The accommodation may be hotels, guest house, home
stay, and the like. The accommodation is geo tagged which allows the law enforcement
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authorities to locate the accommodation easily. The traveller 5 includes a domestic traveller or
a foreigner.
[00016] In some embodiments, the traveller’s information, the accommodation
information, and the basic travel detail or travel to next destination informationis provided to
the local law enforcement office in real time. The information controller 110 is further
10 configured to provide a social network platform to enable the traveller to communication
with a localite or a fellow traveller. information controller 110 is further configured to enable
to make reservation for hotels. The law enforcement office tracks the traveller when the
traveller is involved in a crime or accident using the traveller’s information. The information
controller 110 is further configured to broadcast the traveller’s information to one or more
15 law enforcement offices when the traveller is involved the crime or accident.
[00017] In some embodiments, the traveller’s information is extracted from a data
submitted on online and automatically generating Form C of the Bureau of Immigration
Standards.
[00018] Data about travellers who are not entering the country without valid
20 documents is traced and reported to the respective authorities using their biometric
identification such as Fingerprint, Face, and Retina recognition.
[00019] Further, the processor 140 is configured to execute instructions stored in the
memory 130 and to perform various processes. The communicator 120 is configured for
communicating internally between internal hardware components and with external devices
25 via one or more networks. The memory 130 also stores instructions to be executed by the
processor 140. The memory 130 may include non-volatile storage elements. Examples of
such non-volatile storage elements may include magnetic hard discs, optical discs, floppy
discs, flash memories, or forms of electrically programmable memories (EPROM) or
electrically erasable and programmable (EEPROM) memories. In addition, the memory 130
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may, in some examples, be considered a non-5 transitory storage medium. The term “nontransitory”
may indicate that the storage medium is not embodied in a carrier wave or a
propagated signal. However, the term “non-transitory” should not be interpreted that the
memory 130 is non-movable. In certain examples, a non-transitory storage medium may store
data that can, over time, change (e.g., in Random Access Memory (RAM) or cache).
10 [003] At least one of the plurality of modules may be implemented through an AI
model. A function associated with the AI model may be performed through the non-volatile
memory, the volatile memory, and the processor 140. The processor 140 may include one or
a plurality of processors. At this time, one or a plurality of processors may be a general
purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU), an application processor (AP), or
15 the like, a graphics-only processing unit such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a visual
processing unit (VPU), and/or an AI-dedicated processor such as a neural processing unit
(NPU).
[004] The one or a plurality of processors control the processing of the input data in
accordance with a predefined operating rule or artificial intelligence (AI) model stored in the
20 non-volatile memory and the volatile memory. The predefined operating rule or artificial
intelligence model is provided through training or learning.
[005] Here, being provided through learning means that a predefined operating rule or
AI model of a desired characteristic is made by applying a learning algorithm to a plurality of
learning data. The learning may be performed in a device itself in which AI according to an
25 embodiment is performed, and/o may be implemented through a separate server/system.
[006] The AI model includes of a plurality of neural network layers. Each layer has a
plurality of weight values and performs a layer operation through calculation of a previous
layer and an operation of a plurality of weights. Examples of neural networks include, but are
not limited to, convolutional neural network (CNN), deep neural network (DNN), recurrent
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neural network (RNN), restricted Boltzmann Machine 5 (RBM), deep belief network (DBN),
bidirectional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), generative adversarial networks
(GAN), and deep Q-networks.
[007] The learning algorithm is a method for training a predetermined system (for
example, a robot) using a plurality of learning data to cause, allow, or control the system to
10 make a determination or prediction. Examples of learning algorithms include, but are not
limited to, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or
reinforcement learning.
[008] Although the FIG. 1 shows various hardware components of the electronic
device 100 but it is to be understood that other embodiments are not limited thereon. In other
15 embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include less or a greater number of components.
Further, the labels or names of the components are used only for illustrative purpose and does
not limit the scope of the invention. One or more components can be combined together to
perform same or substantially similar function in the electronic device 100.
[00020] FIG. 2 illustrates a method 200 for tracking a traveller of a country to enhance
20 security and safety of the country, according to some embodiments herein. At step 202, the
method 200 includes extracting, by an electronic device 100, the traveller’s online
information from at least one for: a foreigner registration form, a social security server, and
one or more financial transaction performed by the traveller. At step 204, the method 200
further includes extracting, by the electronic device 100, the accommodation information, a
25 basic travel detail or travel to next destination information, and a current location of the
traveller. At step 206, the method 200 further storing, by the electronic device, the
accommodation information and the basic travel basic travel detail or travel to next
destination information, and the current location in a centralized server or locally on the
electronic device if there is no active internet. At step 208, the method 200 further reporting,
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by the electronic device, the traveller’s information 5 comprising traveller’s image and
biometrics for authentication, the accommodation information, the basic travel detail or travel
to next destination information, and current location to a local law enforcement office and
bureau of immigration.
[00021] The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the
10 general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge,
readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without
departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should
and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the
disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed
15 herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the
embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in
the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within
the spirit and scope.
, Claims:1. A method of tracking a traveller of a country to enhance 5 security and safety of the
country, the method comprising:
extracting, by an electronic device (100), the traveller’s online information
from at least one of: a foreigner registration form, a social security server, and one or
more financial transaction performed by the traveller;
10 extracting, by the electronic device (100), an accommodation information, a
basic travel detail or travel to next destination information, and a current location of
the traveller;
storing, by the electronic device (100), the accommodation information and
the basic travel detail or travel to next destination information and the current location
15 in a centralized server or locally on the electronic device if there is no active internet;
and
reporting, by the electronic device (100), the traveller’s information
comprising traveller’s image and biometrics for authentication, the accommodation
information, the basic travel detail or travel to next destination information, and
20 current location to a local law enforcement office and bureau of immigration.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the traveller’s information, the
accommodation information and the basic travel detail or travel to next destination
informationis provided to the local law enforcement office in real time.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprises providing, by the
25 electronic device (100), a social network platform to enable the traveller to communication
with a localite or a fellow traveller.
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4. The method as claimed in claim 5 1, wherein the method comprises enabling, by the
electronic device (100), to make reservation for hotels, movies, restaurants, and places where
pre reservation is mandatory.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the law enforcement office tracks the
traveller when the traveller is involved in a crime or accident using the traveller’s
10 information.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprises broadcasting, by
the electronic device (100), the traveller’s information to one or more law enforcement
offices when the traveller is involved the crime or accident.